As you read these chapters this weekend, experiment with reading and listening to the audio. See what works for you.
You should be able to answer these questions on Monday/Tuesday when you come to class. You can take notes if you like, or you can annotate your book (post-its work great).
Chapters 2-3
1. Now that you’ve met Tom, what are your initial impressions of him? Pick out specific textual references to back up your opinion.
In chapters 2 and 3 there are instances where Jim is fearless and does not care of the consequences. This happens in Chapter 2 when Tom wants more candles, but Huck is hesitant, “ I said Jim might wake up and come. But Tom wanted to resk it; so we slid in…” (Twain 5). Also after that occurs Tom “slipped Jim’s hat off of his head and hung it on a limb right over him” (Twain 6). He is …show more content…
Superstition is a big theme in the novel -- refer back to the spider in Chapter 1. Analyze the hairball scene. Examine the answers Huck receives about his life. Is Jim for real?
The spider scene shows that Huck is superstitious, it adds context to the hairball scene. It makes sense that Huck believes in the hairball. The hairball is telling Huck that is Father is conflicted betweening supporting his son or abandoning his son. His father has two spirits guiding him: an evil one and a good one; you never know what he is going to do. For Huck, the hairball says the same spirits steer him. Unlike his father, Huck will always turn to the good side in the end, “...but every time you’s gwyne to git well ag’in” (18).
I believe that Jim’s hairball is not actually magic. Since he is a slave he is unnoticed most of the time. He has probably noted that Huck’s father is a bad man. Jim most likely does not want to crush Huck’s future or mindset. Since Huck is so naive and gullible he believes it.
2. Analyze the relationship of Huck and his father. What does Pap want from Huck? What does Pap find to criticize about Huck? How does Huck
You should be able to answer these questions on Monday/Tuesday when you come to class. You can take notes if you like, or you can annotate your book (post-its work great).
Chapters 2-3
1. Now that you’ve met Tom, what are your initial impressions of him? Pick out specific textual references to back up your opinion.
In chapters 2 and 3 there are instances where Jim is fearless and does not care of the consequences. This happens in Chapter 2 when Tom wants more candles, but Huck is hesitant, “ I said Jim might wake up and come. But Tom wanted to resk it; so we slid in…” (Twain 5). Also after that occurs Tom “slipped Jim’s hat off of his head and hung it on a limb right over him” (Twain 6). He is …show more content…
Superstition is a big theme in the novel -- refer back to the spider in Chapter 1. Analyze the hairball scene. Examine the answers Huck receives about his life. Is Jim for real?
The spider scene shows that Huck is superstitious, it adds context to the hairball scene. It makes sense that Huck believes in the hairball. The hairball is telling Huck that is Father is conflicted betweening supporting his son or abandoning his son. His father has two spirits guiding him: an evil one and a good one; you never know what he is going to do. For Huck, the hairball says the same spirits steer him. Unlike his father, Huck will always turn to the good side in the end, “...but every time you’s gwyne to git well ag’in” (18).
I believe that Jim’s hairball is not actually magic. Since he is a slave he is unnoticed most of the time. He has probably noted that Huck’s father is a bad man. Jim most likely does not want to crush Huck’s future or mindset. Since Huck is so naive and gullible he believes it.
2. Analyze the relationship of Huck and his father. What does Pap want from Huck? What does Pap find to criticize about Huck? How does Huck